World Cities Day is observed on October 31 to promote international cooperation in the promotion of global urbanization and address related challenges.

• Each year, World Cities Day is hosted by different cities across the world. The 2022 edition was hosted by Shanghai in China.
• The theme for World Cities Day has been the same since the inception. It is “Better City, Better Life”. 
• On December 27, 2013, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution to create the World Cities Day. It came as the result of the 2nd United Nations Conference on Human Settlements, which was held in 1976. The inaugural edition of the World Cities Day was observed on October 31, 2014.